Salt Lake Herald | 1901-12-07 | Page 5 | Verdict for $10,000

FOR POR FO Wins Damage Suit Against Mine k Smelter Supply Company The biggest verdict that has been given in a personal onal per injury suit in III the Third district court for some time was that returned by the jury in the case cue caseI I of 01 D A vs va the Mine limo Smelter Supply company in J 3 de e Morses court coart y 7 While Hwi ue ing a large boiler holler on a wagon Parn Pe l quist quiet was very seriously injured and j he be charged the company with negligence I gence in not providing him with repee I facilities f for fot the work He su sul sud M for fur and the Jury after alter being beteg out QU for fr P several hours hoon yesterday y afternoon re loe returned returned turned a verdict In his favor for It lt Following th this s case the dam Aut damage damage age suit of Ivan S 6 Jones Jonea apt the fh Oregon Shot Short Line JIne Railroad company was sias taken up Jones alleges alie s that thai on June X 1900 he be was thrown from a aa a tender and so ao badly injured that his h 1 right leg had to be amputated there t hy by y crippling crip him biln for life He also al aJ alleges 1 leges eps that his injuries were th the Wt M of negligence on n the part of the com corn company pan pany n in not equipping its cars can with pi over rakes brakes The exact cause canoe e of cf the tIte I jury ury Jones was UI that th thair the air ir did not work properly ov owing mg to I defective brakes allowing the slack to strike the tender and engine with such fore force as to threw throw Mm him to the ground as u a result of the Ute shock Powers Power appear for tor the plaintiff and J W N White cotton Parley L J I Williams and George Geore GeorgeH Geo GeoR H R Smith for tor the defense The trial had not been concluded at tt atthe t the be hour bour of adjournment